[FIRST EMAIL] Stop Build Day Survey

[Monochron]

I am still on the fence about Stop Build Day. But I feel like I have to discuss one of the arguments against eliminating it. I believe the core of Efoote's argument is (and please correct me if I'm wrong):

Removing SBD will put undue pressure on teams who do not currently work past SBD. If it is removed, then (because "everyone else works up until competition") they will feel like they need to work up until competition in order to keep up.

Personally, I want to be a team that builds two robots or continues to work up until competition if SBD were removed. We don't currently, but I want to start taking this step so that we can be more successful. I can easily many lower resource teams seriously fearing that pressure to "extend their build season".

And yes, a team can choose to only work the 6 weeks and then stop until competition . . . but how many teams currently artificially limit their seasons like this? I'm sure there are a few, but I can't imagine more than a few limiting themselves to 6 weeks if SBD is removed. The work will expand to fill the time.

Removing SBD will mean less work for teams that build a second robot (they can focus their efforts on one robot if they want), but more work on lower resource teams who only build one robot.